By Loretta Worters, Vice President – Media Relations, Triple-I
The insurance coverage business contributed greater than $1 billion to charitable endeavors in 2022, in keeping with an unbiased overview by the Insurance coverage Business Charitable Basis (IICF).
Alongside the business’s charitable giving, the IICF Philanthropic Giving Index revealed different group contributions in 2022, demonstrating the business’s dedication to giving and volunteerism:
- 137,300 nonprofit companions and causes acquired assist
- 7.5 million volunteer hours had been served
- 94,000 insurance coverage professionals volunteered
These numbers had been introduced on November 15, Nationwide Philanthropy Day, which is widely known by fundraising professionals, authorities leaders, foundations, companies, particular person donors and others who want to honor all of the contributions philanthropy has made.
“Philanthropy Day gives a possibility to mirror on the that means of giving and all that the insurance coverage business has completed,” stated IICF Vice President and Chief Program Officer Elizabeth (Betsy) Myatt. With analysis assist from Triple-I, IICF reviewed knowledge from 120 corporations, consultant of all sectors of the insurance coverage business, for this snapshot of industrywide charitable giving and supporting knowledge.
“These collective philanthropic findings present the business with a outstanding numeral illustration of the beneficiant charitable giving and assist by our many insurance coverage companies,” stated Myatt, who can be the Government Director of the Northeast Division of IICF.
IICF is a nonprofit that unites the shared strengths of the insurance coverage business to assist communities and enrich lives by way of grants, volunteer service, and management. Established in 1994, it has served because the philanthropic voice and basis of the business for near 30 years, contributing $47 million in group grants together with over 337,000 volunteer hours by greater than 115,000 business professionals. IICF reinvests regionally the place funds are raised, serving lots of of charities and nonprofit organizations for optimum group affect.
Among the many many charities IICF awards grants to are:
- KiDS NEED MoRE, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable group devoted to enhancing the lives of youngsters and households dealing with life-threatening diseases and traumatic interruptions of the traditional childhood expertise;
- 180 Flip Lives Round, which gives packages and companies for victims of home and sexual violence;
- Boston Scores, serving to to interrupt obstacles to advance racial and gender equality;
- Nationwide Alliance on Psychological Sickness, whose mission is to assist households and people affected by psychological sickness construct higher lives by way of schooling, assist and advocacy.
